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Cactus Slalom Trail – White Rhino loop from Blue Diamond

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Cactus Slalom Trail – White Rhino loop from Blue Diamond

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(8673)

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Cactus Slalom Trail – White Rhino loop from Blue Diamond

03:24

34.0km

550m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 1.38 km for 284 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

162 m

Cottonwood Station Café & Bakery

Highlight • Cafe

Fantastic place to grab anything from a coffee and pastry in the moring to a pizza and beer in the evening! A hidden gem and local favorite in Blue Diamond right next to the Trek MTB rental store.

Tip by

2

223 m

Blue Diamond

Highlight • Settlement

Quiet little town just outside Vegas which guards one of the gateways to Red Rock Canyon. It's also the home to a large population of wild burros (donkeys), one of the unofficial symbols of Nevada.

Tip by

3

5.14 km

Cactus Slalom Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Cactus Slalom is a fun, 1 mile green single track trail near Blue Diamond, Nevada. This flowy single track through Joshua Trees connects to Lawnmower Saddle, Middle Fork, Inner Loop and Beginner Loop Trails.

Tip by

4

11.0 km

Badger Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Badger Pass is a fun, long climb up generally smooth singletrack that you can link up with the popular 3 Mile Smile via a short short switchback descent.

Tip by

5

18.2 km

White Rhino

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

White Rino is a more technical section of trail, often completed as the first, or last, part of the 3 Mile Smile. This rocky section of trail is bookended by smoother singletrack on either side of it.

Tip by

6

22.6 km

Mustang Loop

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Mustang Loop is a popular trail that runs through open desert. It is well-used by hikers and mountain bikers, so there is a good chance you will see other out enjoying the path.

Tip by

B

34.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.3 km

6.89 km

1.41 km

456 m

Surfaces

32.2 km

1.17 km

578 m

111 m

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Highest point (1,410 m)

Lowest point (1,020 m)

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